Agriculture, environment, and health : sustainable development in the 21st century / Vernon W. Ruttan, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruttan, Vernon W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Environmental aspects--Congresses.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Rural health--Congresses.

Rural health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Agriculture, environment & health

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the implications of changes in institutional design and policy reform now underway at the global level. Particular attention is given to the institutions that conduct research and implement changes in technology and practice in the fields of agriculture and health, as well as those that monitor the changes in resource endowments, the quality of the environment and the health, and productivity of the human resources employed in agricultural production.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Part I. Introduction; Part II. Setting the Stage; Part III. Agricultural Research, Resource Management, and Technology Dissemination; Part IV. Health Research and Health Systems; Part V. Monitoring Global Change; Part VI. Perspective; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Based on papers presented at a conference held in Bellagio, Italy, in October 1991.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8526-6

OCLC:

476093457